By Jim Malone Washington 28 February 2008 The war in Iraq has reemerged as a central issue in the U.S. presidential election campaign. In recent days, Republican contender John McCain and Democratic candidate Barack Obama have exchanged verbal salvos...
By Gary Thomas Washington 20 February 2008 The stinging rebuke Pakistani voters delivered to President Pervez Musharraf has reverberated in the corridors of power in Washington. Since 1999, the United States only had to deal with one single figure in...
By Gary Thomas Washington 19 February 2008 Initial returns in Pakistan's elections show that the party of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has won the largest number of seats in parliament, the party of its long-standing rival has come in secon...
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 19 February 2008 Political allies of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf are conceding defeat in Monday's general elections. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that early results indicate sweeping gains for oppos...
By Meredith Buel Islamabad 18 February 2008 Election officials are counting the votes in Pakistan after a key parliamentary election designed to restore democracy following eight years of military rule under President Pervez Musharraf. VOA Correspond...
By Meredith Buel Islamabad 17 February 2008 Voters in Pakistan will go to the polls Monday in one of the most crucial elections in the nation's history. Nearly 400,000 police and 80,000 troops are providing security.VOA Correspondent Meredith Buel re...
By Scott Stearns Dar es Salaam 17 February 2008 President Bush says there should be free and fair elections in Zimbabwe next month. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports from Dar es Salaam, Mr. Bush discussed the issue Sunday with the n...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 08 February 2008 Politicians could be making the economic slowdown in the U.S. worse than it really is by constantly reminding voters that the economy needs fixing. This is the view of some analysts who say that because c...
By Peta Thornycroft 06 February 2008 Political observers in Zimbabwe are charging new voting districts created by the government violate the country's constitution. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA that election experts say the government has failed...
By Peta Thornycroft 05 February 2008 A senior and long-standing member of the ruling ZANU-PF, Simba Makoni, announced in Harare that he will stand as an independent candidate against President Robert Mugabe in the upcoming presidential election. Peta...